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This is my diamond in the ruff.Look at the chart for the past 6 months.They just bought privatly held company called Dictaphone.They just keep on growing and a great company to invest in.Do your own DD and you will see.
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Canada's Largest Communications Company Deploys Nuance SpeechAttendant System; Nuance Enhances Internal Communications for 5,200 Employees of Canada's Telecommunications Giant
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BURLINGTON, Mass., Feb 15, 2006 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NUAN : nuance communications inc com News , chart, profile, more Last: 9.10-0.21-2.26%
7:43am 02/15/2006 Add to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: NUAN9.10, -0.21, -2.3%) , a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced the installation of Nuance(R) SpeechAttendant(R) at Bell Canada, that nation's largest communications company. Bell Canada's system, referred to as MAYA, is being used in the company's Montreal (Quebec) and Toronto regional offices, serving over 5,200 Bell Canada employees. By simply saying the name of the person, department or region they would like to reach, Bell Canada employees can instantly connect to their intended destination, eliminating the need to remember extensions, rely on a cumbersome touchtone "spell by name" system or wait for an operator. As an added feature, callers can interact with the system in English and Canadian French while using MAYA's highly accurate speech recognition technology developed by Nuance. In addition to reducing hold time and operator costs, MAYA will also increase the productivity of employees who are working away from their offices. Those employees calling in will not have to search for the telephone numbers of their colleagues or wait for an operator, and calls can be routed directly to their remote location through MAYA. "Bell Canada's deployment of SpeechAttendant within its regional offices demonstrates the level of confidence the company has in Nuance speech-enabled applications," said Richard Martel, general manager, Autoattendant Solutions, Nuance. "Nuance continues to drive the remarkable evolution of speech attendant systems by developing applications that benefit our customers and the industry as a whole." Nearly 2,000 organizations use the Nuance SpeechAttendant system to route more than 1.5 billion calls every year. SpeechAttendant is the industry's most accurate and natural speech-enabled auto attendant application. Taking only days to implement in most cases, SpeechAttendant's innovative product design can seamlessly integrate into most leading corporate directory infrastructures. SpeechAttendant currently supports the following languages: US English, German, UK English, Dutch, Australian English, American Spanish, Canadian French and European French. SpeechAttendant can also be localized to support other languages on a custom basis. Nuance Communications, Inc. Nuance (NUAN : nuance communications inc com News , chart, profile, more Last: 9.10-0.21-2.26%
7:43am 02/15/2006 Add to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: NUAN9.10, -0.21, -2.3%) is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit nuance.com. Nuance, the Nuance logo, and SpeechAttendant are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Dragon NaturallySpeaking from Nuance Wins Prestigious CNET Editors' Choice Award; CNET Editors Cite Dragon NaturallySpeaking as ''Excellent''; Leading Speech Solution Praised for Accuracy, Advanced Features and Ease of Use
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BURLINGTON, Mass., Feb 27, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NUAN : nuance communications inc com News , chart, profile, more Last: 10.85+0.05+0.46%
8:17am 02/27/2006 Add to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: NUAN10.85, +0.05, +0.5%) , a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that it received a CNET Editors' Choice award for its Dragon NaturallySpeaking(R) Professional 8, the world's leading speech recognition solution. The coveted CNET Editors' Choice award recognizes outstanding personal technology and consumer electronic products that represent the best available choice for quality, performance, design, and service, and its logo is a mark of excellence denoting the best possible investment for technology buyers. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 is the latest release of the world's leading speech recognition solution, enabling the automatic conversion of speech into text at up to 160 words per minute at accuracy levels up to 99%, and allowing the voice-control of software applications simply by speaking. CNET editors have awarded Dragon NaturallySpeaking the esteemed Editors' Choice Award for three consecutive years. In their latest review, CNET editors wrote, "Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional 8 does a great job of letting you take care of most computing needs with voice commands instead of the keyboard--a godsend for those who suffer from repetitive stress injuries..... this is a great voice-recognition program for those who want to minimize use of the keyboard and the mouse." The review can be found at http://reviews.cnet.com/4505-3528_7-31228939.html CNET Editors' Choice winners are recognized as top products in their respective technology categories, and contribute to the standard by which all future products are judged. A key selection requirement is the difference it makes in the lives of its users, whether through innovative features, exceptional value for the price, remarkable ease of use, or a demonstrable boost to users' productivity. "We are very excited about this honor from CNET as their Editors' Choice award has become the hallmark of technology quality and innovation, and its logo is a symbol consumers know and trust," said John Shagoury, president, Productivity Applications Division, Nuance. "This is an exceptional achievement and we are very proud to be recognized for our dedication and commitment to producing the highest quality products available today." Dragon NaturallySpeaking converts speech into text at up to 160 words-per-minute, at accuracy levels of up to 99 percent, and allows users to control Microsoft Windows and many of their PC applications completely by voice. The product is tightly integrated with Microsoft Office, and allows users to create new documents and e-mails, navigate programs, and surf the Web, all by voice. For information on Dragon NaturallySpeaking and the CNET Editors' Choice award, please visit editorschoice.cnet.com. Nuance Communications, Inc. Nuance (NUAN : nuance communications inc com News , chart, profile, more Last: 10.85+0.05+0.46%
8:17am 02/27/2006 Add to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: NUAN10.85, +0.05, +0.5%) is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit nuance.com. Nuance, the Nuance logo, Dragon and NaturallySpeaking are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market trends, competitive factors, and other risks identified in Nuance's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.
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Ameritrade. Get a Treo? smartphone. NUAN10.91, +0.06, +0.6%) , a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that it has been named to KMWorld's 2006 "100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management" list. Now in its sixth year, the list is compiled during a year-long, collaborative but informal process with vendors, analysts and colleagues to recognize organizations that are leaders in knowledge management. Nuance was selected based on its demonstrated leadership in the speech and imaging markets. "The list is conceived as a way to recognize some of the organizations leading the way in the knowledge economy," said Hugh McKellar, editor-in-chief of KMWorld. "Criteria for inclusion differ, of course, as do the technologies recognized, but all of the companies share the following: Each has helped to create a market, redefine one or enhance one, and all of them demonstrate the capacity for customer-driven agile innovation." Nuance comprises the world's largest portfolio of speech and imaging products backed by the expertise of its professional services organization and a partner network that can create solutions for businesses and organizations around the globe. Customers leverage Nuance(R) solutions to automate a wide range of document processes - increasing productivity, saving time and reducing costs. With products for enterprises, small-to-medium-sized businesses and home offices, Nuance solutions are used to put the power of PDF on every business desktop; automate the conversion of paper and PDF into documents that can be easily edited; and simplify scanning and document management using multifunction scanners and networked digital copier devices. In addition, through its dictation, embedded and network speech solutions, Nuance offers the world's preeminent portfolio of speech technologies, expertise and solutions that transform the way people interact with businesses, information and each other. These solutions help improve customer service and business productivity, and simplifying the way people work with documents. "We are proud to be recognized as a leader by the editors of KMWorld," said Robert Weideman, senior vice president, Nuance Productivity Applications Division. "This acknowledgement provides further validation that Nuance is a true innovator, and is ahead of the curve in delivering what our customers and partners need to succeed within the speech and imaging markets." About KMWorld The leading information provider serving the Knowledge, Document and Content Management systems market, KMWorld informs more than 50,000 subscribers about the components and processes - and subsequent success stories - that together offer solutions for improving business performance. KMWorld is a publishing unit of Information Today, Inc.
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This will be a big winner in 2006 With another good PR this company will explode.A leader in there field.they are priced at 10.74 but in my opinion this will be in the 20's by year end.Look at all the PR's.
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News for 'NUAN' - (FBI Selects ScanSoft OmniPage Professional from Nuance as OCR Standard for Financial Crimes Section; World's Leading OCR Solution Helps FBI Crack Down on Illegal Financial Activities)
BURLINGTON, Mass., Apr 04, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has selected ScanSoft(R) OmniPage(R) Professional 15 from Nuance as the OCR standard for its Financial Crimes Section (FCS). More than 250 professionals within the FBI nationwide are using OmniPage Professional 15 to quickly capture and assess financial records in an effort to dismantle illegal financial activities such as money laundering and insurance fraud. OmniPage Professional 15 - the world's best-selling OCR solution - is the most accurate and efficient way to convert, edit, archive and share paper and PDF documents.
The mission of the FBI's Financial Crimes Section is to identify, target, disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations and individuals engaged in fraud schemes that target financial institutions, such as insider fraud, identity theft, check kiting, loan fraud and mortgage fraud. FBI employees involved in financial crimes investigations are using OmniPage Professional to quickly and accurately scan paper financial records of suspected criminals and automatically convert that information to Microsoft Excel.
"We are proud that the FBI has selected OmniPage for its Financial Crimes Section," said John Shagoury, president, Productivity Applications Division, Nuance. "This agreement is further proof of the strong demand for OCR solutions to address critical projects, and further testament that OmniPage leads the way as the most accurate, efficient OCR solution available today to address that demand."
ScanSoft OmniPage Professional from Nuance - consistently judged the most accurate by independent experts - sets the standard for OCR, PDF and document conversion applications and delivers features and functionality not matched by any other desktop OCR product. OmniPage Professional expands the value of OCR into universal document conversion, and enables users to get more from scanning and archiving to solve difficult digital document conversion problems and to archive any digital format as PDF's.
Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance (Nasdaq: NUAN) is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit nuance.com.
Trademark reference: Nuance, ScanSoft, the Nuance logo, and OmniPage are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
he statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market trends, competitive factors, and other risks identified in Nuance's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.
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News for 'NUAN' - (Nuance Communications Announces Dictation Technology for Mobile Devices; Continuous Speech Dictation System Enables Mobile Users to Dictate Text Naturally ... So ... You ... Don't ... Have ... to .. Talk ... Like ... This)
BURLINGTON, Mass., Apr 04, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), the world's leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, today announced Nuance's Dragon(TM) Mobile Dictation, a new Nuance(R) Mobile technology for mobile device users to dictate SMS messages using continuous speech. Nuance will demonstrate the new functionality in Booth # 5044 at CTIA Wireless 2006, being held this week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Leveraging the award-winning Dragon(TM) NaturallySpeaking(R) technology within the mobile environment, Nuance's Dragon Mobile Dictation gives mobile phone users a more natural way to enter SMS messages, up to five times faster than using a keypad or predictive text. With continuous speech technology, users aren't required to pause between words when dictating text.
"Mobile subscribers sent over a trillion SMS messages last year alone. They are now ready to use their voice, rather than thumbs, to send text," said Dan Miller, senior analyst, Opus Research. "Dictation is just part of Nuance's arsenal of embedded and server side-solutions. In concert with mobile carriers and handset makers, the company is ready to demonstrate that the convenience of accurate dictation will drive user adoption and repeat usage even further."
"From voice-activated dialing to SMS message dictation and read-out, our goal is to overcome traditional keypad constraints to deliver new levels of convenience and accessibility for mobile phone users," said Craig Peddie, vice president and general manager, Embedded Speech Solutions, Nuance. "Previous mobile dictation solutions forced users to pause awkwardly between words and speak in an unnatural way. Nuance's Dragon Mobile Dictation offers a significant usability improvement, allowing mobile users to compose text messages by speaking naturally."
Mobile dictation not only overcomes traditional keypad constraints for data entry, but also enables hands-free use of mobile devices for improved convenience, safety and accessibility. Powered by the robust VoCon(R) 3200 embedded speech engine, the Nuance system combines high-recognition performance with an easy-to-use correction interface to provide the best user experience. Nuance will be delivering the first release of Dragon Mobile Dictation to several OEM partners in May.
The new dictation capabilities extend Nuance's existing portfolio of embedded speech solutions for mobile applications, currently available on more than 50 million handsets worldwide, including models from LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sanyo and Siemens and supported by major carriers such as Orange, Sprint, T-Mobile and Vodafone. This functionality includes voice-activated dialing, voice commands for rapid access to phone features, and audio readout of caller identities, email or SMS messages in a variety of languages and voices.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for business and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications, and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share, and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
Nuance, the Nuance logo, Dragon, Naturally Speaking and VoCon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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News for 'NUAN' - (Nuance Communications and Gracenote Announce Speech-Enabled Media Player Applications for Mobile Devices; Expanded Partnership Delivers Full Voice Control of Music Collections on Mobile Devices)
LAS VEGAS, Apr 05, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), the world's leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, and Gracenote, a global leader in digital entertainment technology, today announced a joint partnership to develop and market speech-enabled solutions for digital music collections on mobile devices. The partnership expands joint development efforts established in January 2005 to develop speech-enabled automotive entertainment solutions. The companies will demonstrate the new mobile functionality in Booth # 5044 at CTIA Wireless 2006, being held this week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The joint offering provides a rich voice-activated interface to select a song, artist or playlist on MP3-enabled mobile devices. This combined solution uses underlying speech capabilities from Nuance and Gracenote's MediaVOCS phonetic database and playlist navigation to allow users to quickly and easily find and play the music stored on their mobile devices. Nuance's best-in-class text-to-speech engine for the mobile environment then delivers verbal feedback for hands-free and eyes-free activation and selection verification.
"As handset manufacturers offer enhanced memory on mobile devices -- with expected capacity for thousands of songs within the next year - it is becoming increasingly difficult for consumers to navigate the large music collections stored on their mobile devices," said Marc Theeuwes, director, mobile products, Gracenote. "By working together, Gracenote and Nuance are making it easy for music lovers to access their favorite songs on mobile devices through speech."
"Nuance's advanced natural language technology allows users to simply say 'play' and then name the song title, genre or artist," said Craig Peddie, vice president and general manager, Embedded Speech Solutions, Nuance. "There is no requirement for a strict command interface that must be used in order to make the MP3 player function. Combining Nuance's advanced speech recognition technology with Gracenote's extensive database of media information will also allow people to simple say, 'Play the Boss,' and the player will use the information contained in Gracenote's database to recognize the nickname for Bruce Springsteen, and then start to play songs recorded by Bruce Springsteen."
The combined Nuance and Gracenote solution allows mobile device manufacturers to quickly deploy speech recognition technology in all types of MP3-enabled phones and to pass on superior performance and usability to their customers.
In addition, the solution will make it easier for consumers to manage and enjoy their mobile music collections by using voice command-and-control to:
-- Navigate to all media instantly:
-- Play any individual song out of a collection, just by
saying its name.
-- Instantly hear a new mix, such as music from specific
genres, artists, albums, regions, decades, or years.
-- Playlist instant new custom mixes:
-- Describe any combination of qualities of the music they
want to hear in natural language - such as "60s Detroit
Soul" to generate new mixes on the fly.
-- Keep in the mood of the song currently playing by asking
for "More like this."
-- Find information on artists and songs:
-- Consumers will be able to get more information on a
favorite song they've been hearing by asking, "What is
this?"
About Gracenote
Gracenote is a leader in global digital entertainment technology. Formerly known as CDDB, Gracenote provides businesses with critical embedded software and metadata that enable consumers to better manage, enjoy and discover digital media. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, Gracenote also has offices in New York, Tokyo, Berlin and Seoul. Gracenote's solutions are embedded in leading media players such as Apple iTunes, Yahoo Music Engine, RealNetworks Rhapsody, Napster and AOL Winamp, as well as software applications for Creative and iRiver portable devices. Gracenote's technology powers leading home and automobile consumer electronics brands such as Alpine, Denon and Marantz, Kenwood, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sony and Yamaha, as well as international mobile music applications for KDDI (Japan), KTF (Korea), Musiwave (Portugal), and Oi (Brazil).. For more information about Gracenote, please refer to www.gracenote.com/corporate/.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for business and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications, and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share, and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
Nuance and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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News for 'NUAN' - (EFI and Nuance Team to Enable Unrivaled Scan-to-Desktop and Document Routing Solutions for High-Volume Office and Professional Design Environments Industry-Leading EFI Fiery and EFI SendMe Combine with ScanSoft PaperPort to Provide Customers with the Most Complete Way to Automate Document Processes)
FOSTER CITY, Calif. & BURLINGTON, Mass., Apr 17, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in digital controllers, superwide format printers and inks, and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing, and Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced a licensing and collaboration agreement to provide office workers and design professionals with the most complete scan-to-desktop and document routing solutions. EFI will standardize on ScanSoft PaperPort from Nuance as its desktop component for its industry-leading EFI Fiery(R) and SendMe(TM) solutions, under the brands EFI Desktop SE and EFI Desktop Professional. Both solutions provide easy-to-use scanning, image enhancement, PDF and document management capabilities to automate a wide range of document processes.
EFI SendMe is the premier digital document distribution and management solution for paper-intensive businesses, and more than 14 million users depend on Fiery technology for precision color, consistent high quality output and workflow innovation. ScanSoft PaperPort is the world's most popular scanning and document management application for personal computers, with patented features that are used by millions to scan, store, search and manage their paper and digital documents. The new EFI Desktop products enhance the EFI Fiery and SendMe solutions by bringing professional-grade scanning, office document assembly and PDF capabilities to every desktop - in an integrated application that is easy to deploy and requires no end-user training.
"As the use of digital copiers for scanning continues to increase, so does the need for cross-platform, non-proprietary solutions that address this niche," said Ralph Gammon, editor and publisher, Document Imaging Report. "The collaboration between Nuance and EFI represents a powerful alliance of independent vendors. It creates a versatile solution that can be deployed in conjunction with the multiple hardware lines and software applications that typically exist within a single organization."
The collaboration between EFI and Nuance will allow organizations to leverage EFI's imaging and print management solutions with virtually any digital copier, scanner or multi-function peripheral (MFP), making it easier to get paper into enterprise systems, while also increasing worker productivity and reducing operating costs. The two companies are also cooperating in various sales and marketing activities, and plan to collaborate on future product releases.
"Combining the powerful PaperPort desktop management and scanning technologies from Nuance with EFI's market leading print and imaging solutions gives our customers a potent combination: an intuitive desktop management tool and a highly productive document printing capability," said Frank Mallozzi, senior vice president, worldwide marketing and sales, EFI. "The EFI Desktop SE and Desktop Professional solutions enable customers to distribute, archive and print documents from a single, unified interface. Now, managing the deluge of electronic documents corporate workers face everyday will be a lot simpler."
Unlike alternative scan-to-desktop solutions that deliver features limited to scanning and are proprietary to the vendor server environment, PaperPort provides EFI Desktop SE and Professional users with powerful scanning, TIF, PDF and document management capabilities that add value to existing investments in enterprise solutions, including email and enterprise content management.
EFI Desktop SE
-- One-Button Scan-to-Desktop - Scanning from an EFI Fiery-enabled copier and EFI SendMe is easier than ever with the patented One-Button scanning capability pioneered by PaperPort
-- Fast and Easy Office Document Assembly - Using patented drag & drop stacking capabilities, users can easily combine multiple scanned pages into single custom PDF document that is easier to view, print, store and email
-- Image Enhancement Tools - Includes Scanner Enhancement Technology (SET), which eliminates the need to re-scan a crooked document or poor quality scan. SET tools deliver professional enhancement capabilities with point & click simplicity, including de-skew, de-speckle, contrast adjustment and color-to-grayscale conversion
-- SimpleSearch - Allows users to search and find scanned and digital documents via file name and meta data
-- Drag & Drop Document Workflow - The PaperPort SendTo bar makes it fast and easy to send documents - even sets of different types of documents - to any desktop application, including email, fax and print, as well as to enterprise applications such as Oracle iFS, Microsoft SharePoint and a wide range of WebDAV content management systems.
EFI Desktop Professional
-- All EFI Desktop SE Features
-- Robust PDF Creation and Security - Provides every user with the ability to create PDF from all of their PC applications, and adds full PDF viewing, annotation and security features to the EFI solution
-- Advanced Office Document Assembly - Dramatically expands document assembly capabilities as well, enabling users to combine scanned documents with documents and photographs of nearly any other format, including Microsoft Office and Corel WordPerfect documents
-- Built-In OCR - Stop retyping and use EFI's solutions to convert paper into documents that you can edit in seconds
-- All-in-One Search(TM) - Nearly every kind of document, photograph and media file can be managed by the EFI Desktop Professional. A powerful desktop search and indexing engine is tightly integrated with OCR, meaning that all your documents - scanned and digital - can be easily found using a single keyword or phrase
-- Revolutionary Split Desktop - Enables users to work in multiple folder locations at the same time, and move and assemble documents from disparate folders quickly and easily
-- FormTyper - This feature instantly converts scanned paper forms into fill-able electronic forms, with a simply drag & drop. Form fields are automatically identified and created, allowing the user to fill, save and email the form online, or to print the completed form for submission
-- Link Agents - Organizations and VARs can extend the SendTo workflow within the EFI Desktop solution using the Link Agent SDK, allowing them to connect scanning and document processes to their existing investments in content management, rules-based workflow or in-house document processes.
"Network scanning delivers real benefits to organizations in a wide range of industries, but only if it is affordable, easy to use, and able to connect to existing hardware and enterprise software investments," said Robert Weideman, senior vice president, Nuance Productivity Applications. "The combination of EFI and Nuance results in an integrated solution that makes it easier than ever for everyone to put their paper processes online. We are proud to join with EFI, an organization renowned for their innovation and leadership in document imaging."
Availability
EFI Desktop SE will be included as the de-facto desktop component for Fiery print controllers, with EFI Desktop Professional offered as an optional desktop component for EFI SendMe, and as an optional desktop upgrade for Fiery users. Both solutions are available through authorized EFI resellers and distributors. SendMe is sold through IKON branded as DocSend.
About EFI
EFI (www.efi.com) is the world leader in digital controllers, superwide format printers and inks, and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing. EFI's award-winning technologies offer integrated document management tools from creation to print, including high fidelity color Fiery(R) print servers that can output up to 2000 ppm; VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers and UV and solvent inks capable of printing on flexible and rigid substrates; powerful print production workflow and management information software solutions for increased performance and cost efficiency; and an array of corporate printing solutions. EFI's integrated solutions connect seamlessly, delivering unbeatable performance, cost savings and increased productivity. EFI maintains 23 offices worldwide.
About ScanSoft Imaging Solutions
Through unrivaled features, accuracy and performance, ScanSoft Imaging Solutions from Nuance eliminate barriers to productivity by enabling people and organizations to automate a range of document processes - increasing productivity, saving time and reducing costs. With products for enterprises, small-to-medium-sized businesses and home offices, ScanSoft Imaging Solutions are used to put the power of PDF on every business desktop; convert paper and PDF into documents that can be easily edited; and simplify scanning and document management using multifunction scanners and networked digital copiers. To experience new levels of productivity, please visit nuance.com/scansoft.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance (Nasdaq: NUAN) is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit nuance.com.
Nuance, the Nuance logo, PaperPort and ScanSoft are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. in the United States and other countries. EFI and Fiery are registered trademarks, and SendMe is a trademark, of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and/or certain other foreign jurisdictions. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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News for 'NUAN' - (Nuance Communications Automates Free Nationwide Directory Assistance Service for 1-800-FREE411; Nuance DA System Drives Voice Activation for Jingle Networks; Achieves 50% Automation Rate)
BURLINGTON, Mass., Apr 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), the world's leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that Jingle Networks, developer of the first nationwide free telephone directory assistance service (1-800-FREE411), has selected automated directory assistance (DA) solutions from Nuance to help provide a high quality consumer 411 service to millions of consumers.
The 1-800-FREE411 service introduces a performance advertising model: consumers get free directory assistance, saving them from $0.75 to $3.49 per call, and Jingle gets paid by advertisers who play 10-12 second audio advertising messages with a special offer targeted at the specific type of business the consumer is requesting.
Jingle launched its service last year utilizing Nuance's automated DA solutions, including the industry's leading automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS) technologies, innovative voice user interfaces and patented pre-processing methodologies for rapid voice search. The system, which achieved automation rates of 50 percent for national business, government and residential listings, was rolled out within two months.
Jingle has now deployed all Nuance ASR and TTS applications for its premise-based DA automation platform, built to accommodate significant growth in call volume. The Nuance professional services organization continues to work with Jingle on custom voice development and voice user interface optimization, along with customized applications that will continue to improve automation rates.
"Our free service offers a win-win solution for consumers and advertisers - but it's vital that the caller interaction is accurate and efficient and that's why we rely on Nuance's technology to help deliver a high quality service," said Scott Kliger, founder and chief technology officer, Jingle Networks. "We selected Nuance to automate our DA efforts because of its unique ability to deliver the highest automation rates and accurate access to more than 160 million listings, thereby controlling our costs without sacrificing the level of the overall customer experience."
"The speech-enabled DA system from Nuance delivers a dynamic and friendly speech-enabled DA experience, enabling Jingle to offer superior DA service at a lower cost," said Mike Thompson, vice president and general manager, Directory Assistance, Nuance. "The comprehensive solution from Nuance includes complete DA capabilities, integration to major systems platforms, and an unrivaled track record of success around the globe."
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News for 'NUAN' - (Nuance Communications Tightens Leadership as Top Choice for Automated Directory Assistance Nuance Speech Solutions Handle More Than Five Million Directory Assistance Calls Per Day; Nuance Core Technology Used by 95% of Automated DA Deployments Worldwide)
BURLINGTON, Mass., Apr 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), the world's leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, revealed today that 95 percent of the automated directory assistance (DA) deployments currently in place rely on Nuance(R) core technologies, making the company the leading provider of automated DA systems for telecommunications companies worldwide. Nuance joins industry leaders showcasing the latest directory assistance technologies and innovations at the DA & Operator Services '06 Forum, being held by the Pelorus Group in Charlston, SC, this week.
With more automated DA deployments than any other vendor, Nuance technology handles more than five million directory assistance calls per day. Partners include Infonxx, Soleo and Volt, and customers include AT&T, Bell Canada, Bell South, Belgacom and Telstra. Utilizing in-service data generated by the hundreds of millions of calls taken each year by customers such as these, Nuance has optimized the performance of the industry's leading automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text to speech (TTS) technologies for DA-specific applications.
"Leading telecommunications carriers around the world have found that automated DA solutions from Nuance can drive revenue at significantly lower costs," said Mike Thompson, vice president and general manager, Telco Search and Communications, Nuance. "The high accuracy, strong performance and scaling capabilities of our technology, paired with the speech science and user interface design skills of our professional services organization, make the Nuance automated DA solution a natural choice for telecommunications carriers that need to contain costs without compromising customer service."
Automated DA solutions from Nuance combine industry-leading speech technology, proven caller experience and directory assistance expertise, and strong platform integration partnerships to deliver a complete solution to handle even the most complex automated DA challenges. The company's comprehensive offering provides an integrated set of standard solution components--optimized for directory assistance--that successfully addresses all aspects of automated DA, including custom voice development, call flow definition, speech recognition, text to speech (TTS), listing normalization and updating, listing searches, application design and development, and platform integration.
The depth of Nuance implementations ranges from core technology to full integration. Nuance has been a provider of automated directory assistance since 1999, and all of the company's implementations are based on technology that has been automating customer interactions since 1996.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for business and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications, and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share, and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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BURLINGTON, Mass., Apr 24, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, and Huawei, China's leading provider of telecommunications-grade voice solutions, today announced the successful deployment of Huawei's Voice Activated Dialing (VAD) Solutions in China. Using Nuance's automated speech recognition technologies, Huawei allows callers to "dial" any contact using a single voice command.
The Huawei system enables landline or mobile phone users to store their contact information in a secure, network-based server and initiate phone calls by simply saying the name of person they wish to call. For enterprise or corporate customers, the VAD Solution can also act as an auto-attendant service, allowing callers simply to say the name of the person or department they want to reach rather than needing to remember extension numbers, use touchtone, or wait for an operator.
Customers that have deployed Huawei's VAD Solutions include China Mobile, China NetCom and China Telecom. For mobile operators, VAD is the key component of the Huawei enterprise communications solution, while VAD forms part of the Network Intelligence Solution for fixed line operators.
"In the highly competitive telecom industry, organizations are looking for new solutions to differentiate themselves from their competition and generate additional revenue streams," said Zhao Yong, director, Application and Software Product Marketing Department, Huawei. "With the advent of mature speech technologies, Voice Activated Dialing applications meet these requirements by creating an extremely profitable value-added service. We chose to work with Nuance due to its global commitment to delivering quality speech technologies. The initial deployments of our Voice Activated Dialing Solutions have been successful, and we expect telecom providers will continue to adopt speech-enabled applications as we expand our offerings in this area."
"Huawei is unleashing some of the industry's most innovative solutions for the China market and beyond," said Michael Thompson, vice president and general manager, Telco Search and Communications Division, Nuance. "With more than 400 million users, China represents the world's largest mobile phone market. Nuance Mobile offers the ideal solution for partners such as Huawei to develop speech-enabled solutions that will create compelling, value-added services for this growing market."
Huawei's VAD Solutions can scale to mange address books of varied sizes, from personal contacts to thousands of names for enterprise customers. The system is currently available in Chinese Mandarin and Chinese Cantonese blended with English. Additional language support is under development.
About Huawei
Huawei is a leading player in the global telecoms market, specializing in the research and development, production, sales and marketing of telecoms equipment. Huawei provides innovative, customized service and solutions in different telecom fields, creating long term value for customer and realizes the customers' potential growth. With over 35,000 employees, Huawei's overseas services have covered more than 90 countries, serving 22 of world's top 50 telecoms operators. For more information, please visit www.huawei.com.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit nuance.com.
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